I should have added that the “brilliant physicist“ stuff is directly related to Thiel’s post-democracy agenda. Basically these people are trying to convince each other (& us) that they’re the cognitive elite who obviously should be in charge of everything because they’re way smarter than us plebs.

On a side note, interesting to see that Elon Musk managed to convince some of his fellow rich bozos that he was a “truly brilliant physicist”. The video below is long but bookmark it for a deep dive into how he really isn’t, from an actual physicist.👇

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The simple thought of “I shouldn’t order a taxi for my burrito” would solve a lot of financial stress for many people.